The Himalayas belong to the highest mountain system on earth. During the ice ages, glacier tongues extended from the Tibetan Plateau to the Himalayan foothills. This is confirmed by erratic blocks and moraine stands in the Nepalese valleys and the adjacent mountain foothills. In recent years, the age and extent of glaciations have been discussed in scientific journals. As in the Alps, the glacial forms here were reshaped by flowing waters, among other things, during the warm periods. Human impact is becoming more visible in the Himalayan valleys through dam construction, among other things.
The basis of these photographs is documentation of research trips, which led to partly remote areas of the Himalayas during expeditions of several weeks in 2008 and 2012. The regions of this archive include Khumbu Himal, Langtang Himal, and Manaslu Himal.
